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Britains shame over the cancer toll on women… nearly the worst in Europe
Stupidica —
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British women are more likely to die from cancer than those in almost every other European country, an alarming report has revealed. Death rates here are worse than those in Croatia, Russia, Bulgaria and Lithuania. Overall England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are all in the bottom ten of a cancer mortality ...1 day ago -
Diet Soda Is Not Helping Obesity Epidemic
Weight Loss Surgery Channel —
Authority: 129
Diet soda, as it turns out, is not much better for you than regular soda — a new study shows. Find out more on this week’s WLS News.Numerous studies have blamed soda for helping spread the obesity epidemic, but there’s new information showing that diet soda isn’t all that wonderful either.Diet soda may not add ...5 days ago -
Deadlier than Cocaine, Heroin, and the Swine Flu
Elaine's Place —
Authority: 112
Once again the obesity epidemic is the root cause. Addiction to prescription painkillers — which kill thousands of Americans a year — has become a largely unrecognized epidemic, experts say. In fact, prescription drugs cause most of the more than 26,000 fatal overdoses each year, says Leonard Paulozzi of ...1 week ago -
Students balk at Obamacism (well, sorta…)
Stupidica —
Authority: 176
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Pennsylvania universitys requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply concerned ...1 week ago -
“Not fit for combat,” my article in Forbes
OpenMarket.org —
Authority: 615
It’s not exactly what Pogo meant when he said , “We have met the enemy and he is us.” But it works out that way. The greatest threat to our national security isn’t terrorist groups, rogue nations with nukes or China. It’s an inability to stock our armed forces with top-quality men and women because too many ...1 week ago -
News Nugget: Some obese people don’t know they have a weight problem
Fat Fighter TV —
Authority: 425
As obesity rates continue to climb, new research finds some obese people do not realize they have a weight problem . The study says one in ten people classified as obese do not understand they are overweight, and believe they are healthy. Get your FREE copy of "Recipes and Tips for Healthy, Thrifty Meals" ...1 week ago -
Expanding waistlines will cost the U.S. $344 billion
WalletPop Blog —
Authority: 694
Filed under: Health If the waistlines of Americans continue to expand, the U.S. will fork out about $344 billion in medical-related expenses by 2018. That will use up about 21% of health care spending, according to the first analysis that examines just how heavy the price tag of being overweight is. The ...1 week ago -
So Let’s Talk Pandemic
Nutrex Solutions —
Authority: 107
By Stacey Nolan Young Everybody is talking about it. It’s on the news, in your papers, debated about in workplaces and homes. Get the shot, don’t get the shot…but one thing is certain- this current pandemic is everywhere. And people are either sick or sick of hearing about it, scared or think it’s ...1 week ago -
Americas health report card: D-
WalletPop Blog —
Authority: 694
Filed under: Health Americans are paying billions for what experts call "treatable illnesses." But the exorbitant amount were paying, a new report says, is growing exponentially. Currently, the U.S. is spending more per capita on health care than any other nation. And much of this excess spending is going to ...1 week ago -
News Nugget: Should chocolate milk stay in schools?
Fat Fighter TV —
Authority: 425
A new ad campaign from the dairy industry is stirring up quite a debate . The ads say that without the sugary flavoring in chocolate milk, some kids won’t drink regular milk and won’t get its nutrients. Critics say kids will drink white milk if it’s the only milk offered, and that they already get too much ...2 weeks ago -
Frances obesity crisis: All those croissants really do add up, after all
DailyFinance —
Authority: 793
Filed under: Healthcare When the bestselling book French Women Dont Get Fat came out in 2004, it was yet another occasion to begrudge Gallic females, who could always say oui to pâté, brie, and crème brûlée without ever having to get their Hermès skirts altered. It didnt help that the books author, ...2 weeks ago -
Calorie counts used as basis of diet plans may be wrong
Thaindian News —
Authority: 729
London, Nov 14 (ANI): Calorie guidelines followed by Britons to date have all been deemed incorrect in a new research.Weight conscious individuals, who religiously stick to the advised 2,000 calories a day limit for women and 2,500 for men, could be depriving themselves of food unnecessarily, the study suggests.In a ...2 weeks ago -
Boomers Doomed to Disability?
Elaine's Place —
Authority: 112
This is really bad news for our country! Who’s suppose to pay for all these disabled baby boomers? Your insurance? Medicare? Our government? Your kids? It’s time to take this obesity epidemic seriously while you still have time to do something about it. Nov. 12, 2009 — Baby boomers are entering their 60s just ...2 weeks ago -
News Nugget: Lack of exercise may not be to blame for teen obesity
Fat Fighter TV —
Authority: 425
As obesity rates in children have been rising , we’ve heard how lack of exercise and a bad diet are to blame. Now, a surprising new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health says the amount of physical activity among U.S. teens has not changed that much over the past 20 years, but teens have ...2 weeks ago -
Digital Destiny —
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Grassroots health care reform: How Americans can cut $1 trillion in health care costs
WalletPop Blog —
Authority: 694
Filed under: Insurance , Health Americans are throwing $2.2 trillion at rising health care costs. But experts say theres a way we can cut out as much as $1 trillion. "Take better care of ourselves," says Margaret Lewin, MD, medical director of Cinergy Health. It sounds simple. Take care of yourself, spend less ...3 weeks ago -
Diabetes Act Now
Fat Fighter TV —
Authority: 425
As some of you may now, I started FatFighterTV after I had covered the obesity epidemic for years and saw its effects on so many people, especially children. I interviewed families with kids who were not even teenagers yet who had developed type 2 diabetes because of their weight. So, I’m thrilled to see ...3 weeks ago -
Is The Obesity Crisis Now Under Control?
Get Fit and Lose Weight in 2009 —
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News today that the rate at which children are becoming obese has fallen. The number of boys predicted to be overweight or obese by 2020 is now 30% instead of the 42% previously predicted.4 weeks ago -
Extra billion tons of CO2 emissions every year: caused by the obesity epidemic
Trends Updates —
Authority: 588
According to Phil Edwards, a researcher from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, “We need to do a lot more to reverse the global trend towards fatness. It is a key factor in the battle to reduce carbon emissions and slow climate change.” Edwards’ research found that ‘the average overweight ...4 weeks ago -
Highly Caloric Food + Food Advertisement = Overeating (thus, Obesity)
Trends Updates —
Authority: 588
Though most people would like to believe that food advertising does not influence them, ‘studies show that they are indeed heavily influenced.’ Thus, the food advertising industry is worth millions of dollars. Among those heavily advertised are breakfast cereals, sugar-sweetened beverages, fast food, and other ...4 weeks ago
